The meaning of light means that it contains less of a certain ingredient and is not strong. It also means light, indifferent, not enthusiastic, business is not prosperous, etc.
The pronunciation of Dan is: dàn, the radical of Dan is: 氵, the total strokes are: 11, the order of strokes is: dot, dot, mention, dot?, leave, dot, 捺, dot leave, dot, 捺.
The meaning of the word Dan:
1. Phonetic. From the water, the sound of inflammation. The original meaning is light; not strong or salty
Example: light, thin taste. "Shuowen"
It is light but not boring. "Book of Rites: Doctrine of the Mean"
A gentleman achieves success by being calm. "Book of Rites·Biaoji". Note: Without acid and anhydrous, it has little taste.
The light ones are among the five flavors. "Guanzi Shuidi"
The big taste must be light. "Book of Han·Biography of Yang Xiong". Note that it has no main flavor.
The water is light and clear. "Shishuoxinyu·Words"
Another example: light wine; light taste; light sentences (plain and boring poems); light but not boring (referring to poems that are tranquil but not boring); light dishes
2. Thinness
Example: The sky is high and the clouds are light, and you can see the geese flying south. Mao Zedong's "Qingpingle·Liupanshan"
Another example: light liquor (thin wine); light moth (light eyebrow); light smoke (light smoke); light porridge (thin porridge)
3. Light color?
For example: light blue; light green; light clothes (light plain clothes); light mist (light and hazy); light eyebrows (lightly drawn eyebrows. Describes women's elegant makeup)
4. Cold or unenthusiastic?
Example: When Jun interacts with others, if it is indifferent at first, it will become stronger over time. "Book of Tang Lu Jun Biography"
Another example: indifference (not enthusiastic, not affectionate); light and leisurely (looking like you don't mind); light words (words that are not painful or itchy; words that can be said but not said) )
5. Elegance
Example: I want to compare the West Lake to the West. Light makeup and heavy makeup are always suitable. "After Drinking the First Sunny Rain on the Lake" by Su Shi of the Song Dynasty
Another example is Danjing (elegant and pure); light makeup and heavy makeup (two different makeup styles: elegant and rich)
6. Indifferent , do not pursue fame and fortune
Example: The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, and the friendship between villains is as sweet as sweet wine. "Zhuangzi·Landscape"
Another example: indifferent (tranquil and few desires, not pursuing fame and fortune); indifferent and contented (happy to live a quiet life, not suffering from poverty)
7. Business is not booming
For example: off-month; firing some staff during the off-season
The evolution and development of the word "dark"
In ancient oracle bone inscriptions and bronze inscriptions, the word "dark" means "dark". The original form may have been a hieroglyph related to water. The ancient shape of the word Dan resembles two water droplets connected, which may represent the state of water converging.
In "Shuowen Jiezi", the explanation of light is: (water part) light, thin taste. From the sound of water inflammation. Only dare to cut. It tastes thin. The opposite is true. Youbu said. Li, thick wine. It is also bland and light. The water is full. Yang Xiongfu. The taste is light and refreshing. Ying Shao said. It's light and full. It is said that lightness is a pretext for support. from water. The sound of inflammation. Only dare to cut. Eight parts. This shows that dan originally had a meaning related to the scarcity and lack of richness of water.
In later development, light gradually expanded to many fields, including describing taste, emotion, color, etc.